History Characters / TheMagicFlute

[[folder: Tamino]]

[[folder: Papageno]]

[[folder: Pamina]]

[[folder: Papagena]]

[[folder: The Queen of the Night]]

** That being said, it comes as a '''nasty''' case of ValuesDissonance to modern viewers, for it is clearly said that she is unworthy because she is a woman and that women should not dable in such things (a clear metaphor of political and spiritual power.) So she can come across as claiming her legitimate heirloom which she feels was unfairly taken away from her. Still does not legitimate the pretty extreme measures she takes though...

* WoundedGazelleGambit: PlayedWith. She plays up the image of being a weak ruler who needs a strong hero to rescue her captive daughter, but she's later shown to be perfectly capable - but not particularly interested -- in doing so on her own. What she really cares about is killing Sarastro, which she would legitimately need help with.

[[folder: Sarastro]]

[[folder: Monostatos]]

[[folder: The Three Ladies]]

[[folder: The Three Boys]]

[[folder: The Serpent]]

* BewareTheNiceOnes: Has no issues with [[KickTheSonOfABitch having Monostatos tortured]] for his attempted assault of Pamina.

* EarlyBirdCameo: In the Bergman movie, she appears during Papageno’s introduction, watching him from offstage.
* FisherKing: In the Bergman movie, her and Papageno’s emotional states symbolically cause the seasons to shift.
* FunPersonified: Very much so, though — like Papageno — she’s far from incapable of experiencing great sorrow.

* VillainSong: ''Der Hölle Rache'' (The Infernal Vengeance), in which she reveals her true colours and threatens to disown her daughter unless she murders Sarastro. Props to Mozart for writing one before it was cool. It is universally recognized as far and away one of the hardest and most famous aria in History, due in no small part to its very high and fast paced staccatos.

* NobleBigot: He and his brotherhood ([[PoliticallyIncorrectHero including Tamino]]) make quite a few misogynic comments. This is largely a case of ValuesDissonance, as such views were actually pretty in line with Freemason doctrine of the time.

** The original ibrettogives him "the costume of a Japanese huntsman", whatever people in 18th-century Austria thought that was.

* AdaptationalUgliness: Several productions tend to give him a much more exaggerated appearance, further emphasizing his villainy. Julie Taymor’s version resembles a [[VileVulture human vulture]], and in both the Royal Opera and Komische Oper Berlin productions, he LooksLikeOrlok.

* BadassBaritone: Boy, is he ever. The role pretty much requires a singing voice that's both low and authoritative.

* DemotedToExtra: The 2022 movie cuts out ''all'' of her scenes except for her duet with Papageno, which doesn't even happen until the last ten minutes.

* AdvertisedExtra: For the 2022 film adaptation; she [[https://i0.wp.com/www.artofvfx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/TheMagicFlute_poster.jpg?ssl=1 appears on the poster]] alongside the rest of the cast, even though she doesn't appear until the end.

* PoorCommunicationKills: She’s just about DrivenToSuicide because Papageno took a vow of silence without telling her, making her think that she was being ignored by him.